Projects Manager

Listing reference: ingrn_000394
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 30 April 2025
Position summary
Industry: Manufacturing
Job category: Technical Project Management
Location: Edenvale
Contract: Permanent
EE position: Yes
About our company
Ingrain – Touching Lives and Making a World of Difference since 1921. Ingrain is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality starch and glucose ingredients, utilising non-GMO maize as our primary raw material. It is an internationally competitive manufacturer and the largest producer of unmodified and modified starch, and glucose in Sub-Saharan Africa and has built a reputation for offering excellent product quality to its customers across Africa and the globe. Ingrain is an integral part of the domestic supply chain for a diverse range of industries and the products manufactured at Ingrain’s mills are essential ingredients in a wide range of food and industrial products. This diversity has ensured that we touch lives daily. We drive sustainable growth and positively impact the livelihood of people through innovative ingredient solutions.
Introduction
This role manages engineering duties across planning and designing production plants, equipment, and systems—including installation, operation, and repairs. It also involves mentoring engineers, developing innovative production processes, and delivering projects aligned with financial objectives.
Job description

Main Purpose of the Role

  • Lead and manage projects from conceptual design, detailed design, construction/implementation, commissioning, and handover stages.

  • Manage and control the Capital Projects budgeting process and ensure a 5-year rolling plan is in place.

  • Ensure adherence to Capital Projects procedures, processes, and lifecycle stage gates.

  • Collaborate with the Technology Group and Mill Engineering for cross-functional project matrices.

  • Provide technical input for engineering design, commissioning, and training

 

Key Performance Output Areas

1. Financial

  • Prepare budget estimates.

  • Participate in procurement.

  • Deliver projects on time, within budget, and with appropriate technology.

2. People

  • Coordinate project implementation across departments.

  • Communicate and ensure adherence to governance procedures.

  • Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

3. Business Process

  • Engage in projects from conceptualization to commissioning.

  • Develop and manage project-specific standards and procedures.

  • Participate in equipment/system design and negotiations.

  • Ensure quality control and performance compliance.

  • Support design development using CAD and other tools.

4. Customer

  • Lead investigations into project-related failures (RCA).

  • Research, evaluate, install, and commission systems and processes.

  • Conduct feasibility, design, and performance analysis.

  • Test alternative models and designs for optimization.

5. Sustainability

  • Apply sustainability standards and procedures to Capital Projects.

  • Ensure sustainability measures are included in project feasibility and implementation.

  • Design technical solutions to improve business sustainability.

Minimum requirements

Qualifications and Experience

Academic Qualifications

  • Degree in Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical pr Electrical Engineering
  • Post Graduate in Project Management

Work Experience

  • Industry Exposure: Wet Milling, Paper & Pulp, Chemical Refineries, Oil & Gas

  • Experience: 10–12 years in manufacturing, engineering, and project management (Required)

Knowledge and Skills

  • Wet milling processes and engineering in Food Ingredients Manufacturing

  • Advanced knowledge in mechanical, chemical, and civil engineering

  • Process and equipment optimization, troubleshooting

  • Practical applications of engineering principles

  • Design tools (CAD, blueprints, models)

  • Project management and engineering studies

  • Raw materials and manufacturing quality control

  • HAZOP, HACCP, ISO standards

  • Environmental impact assessment

  • Advanced computer literacy: MS Office, MS Projects, CAD

  • Problem-solving methodologies (e.g., RCA, fishbone)

  • Excellent communication and knowledge-sharing skills

  • Initiative, leadership, and strategic decision-making

  • Team leadership and project facilitation

Behavioral Attributes

  • High initiative and ability to work independently

  • Decisiveness and drive

  • Strategic orientation and governance awareness

  • Quality assurance focus

  • Planning and organizing expertise

  • Understanding of process/mechanical concepts and equipment design

  • Familiarity with engineering standards, piping, and layout design

  • Awareness of BBS (Behavior-Based Safety) principles

Leadership Competencies

  • Problem Solving

  • Governance & Risk Management

  • Accountability

  • Operational Excellence

  • Team Leadership

  • Innovation

  • Business & Financial Acumen

  • Critical Thinking

  • Judgement & Decision Making

  • Communication & Knowledge Management

  • Project Management

Technical & Functional Competencies

  • Development and governance of project processes

  • Specification and feasibility studies

  • Project coordination and performance to time and budget

  • Design application and margin standardization

  • Contract management

  • Status reporting and trend analysis

  • System safety and engineering compliance

  • Team building and stakeholder communication

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